Public Education

Disease Info Gallery

Evidence-based guidance on the diseases most often seen in Jamaican animals — written for owners, useful for practitioners.

Horses

Equine Grass Sickness (Dysautonomia)

Equine Grass Sickness (Dysautonomia)

By Dr. Patrick Craig

Equine grass sickness (EGS), also known as Equine Dysautonomia, is a polyneuropathy affecting the central, peripheral and enteric nervous system of horses.

Neurological Infections in Horses

Neurological Infections in Horses

Five diseases top the list of infectious neurological conditions affecting horses in the western hemisphere: EEE, WEE, VEE, WNV and EPM.